March 2016 E-Bulletin
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Join us for a fun-filled AGM!Every year, COCo supports hundreds of community groups across Quebec. COCo’s AGM is your opportunity to meet each other and to play a role in guiding our work. Whether you’re a COCo member or simply interested in hearing about what we’ve been up to this past year, you’re welcome to join us for an evening of great conversations, fantastic company and great food! Register Here. |
Psst… Want to be a COCo member? Sign up here! |
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Canadian Black History Month Roundup: Read Up!As Black History Month wraps up, we at COCo thought we would make a little roundup of some of the great things we have seen being posted this past month about #CanadianBlackHistory—to encourage people to learn all year round! Before we jump in, though, a couple of remarks on #BlackHistoryMonth and why non-profits should care.
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We’re Recruiting for our Board of Directors!Becoming a Board member at COCo means becoming a part of a community that is trying to build relationships and strength with organizations and movements for social change, and who understand that learning and growth is key to the health of the Quebec community sector.
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COCo Picks: News, Tools, and Tips from the COCo Team! |
Fidget Toys: What They Are and Why Trainers Should Use ThemHere at COCo, we are often getting schooled by the people around us—and boy, are we grateful for it! Recently, we’ve been learning a lot about workshop accessibility from a resource guide produced by Accessibilize Montreal. They’re an amazing community group made up largely of dis/abled people fighting systemic discrimination. One of those lessons was about fidget toys— that is, slinkies, koosh balls, bean bags, stress balls, and all those other silent, malleable toys you can find in the dollar store. The idea is this: there are a lot of us out there who learn better when there is movement or sensory input happening at the same time. Forget learning better: lots of people have trouble learning at all without this, often resorting to shuffling around, doodling, tapping their feet, etc. The solution is providing learners with fidget toys—things people can play with, squeeze and touch while they listen, without causing any distraction to the people around them. |
Community Mobilization Model: Language Minorities In QuebecAn interesting resource from the Community Health and Social Services Network about their approaches to community mobilization. Learning from 20 year of success in successfully building access to social services for language minorities in Quebec, CHSSN brings some tried and tested approaches to successfully mobilizing minority communities that could be applicable to a number of organizations. |
Community EventsClick here to browse events on the Community Calendar on COCo’s website. |
Job OffersIf you have enabled images for this email then you will see a listing of job postings below. Note that the job postings are presented according to their application deadline, however YOU MUST view the full postings on the COCo website to ensure that you meet the application deadline. |
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